[Blindtlk] JAWS 13 is out TODAY--lucky 13

[T. Joseph Carter]

And this answers the question of how a screen reader like JAWS 
remains relevant in a world where access technologies are built in to 
the operating systems.  Neither Apple nor Microsoft is currently, nor 
is likely in the near future, to add an accessible OCR package to 
their built-in screen readers.

Certainly it's doable, and the notion is obvious enough, but it's not 
been done before.

Competition is good for customers—it produces innovation.

Joseph


On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 06:44:08PM -0500, David Andrews wrote:
>
>>
>><http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-whats-new.asp>Freedom 
>>Scientific just released JAWS 13 today
>>
>>One of the biggest items is Convenient OCR--for all those nasty PDF 
>>files that are inaccessible and refuse to be read...AH HAH...there 
>>is a solution now
>>
>>Frequently, you will encounter images that contain textual 
>>information. These can include a PDF file, the setup screen of an 
>>application, or the menu of selections for a DVD movie. While these 
>>images contain text that is readable by a sighted person, JAWS is 
>>unable to read the text as it is part of the image.
>>
>>The new Convenient OCR (Optical Character Recognition) feature 
>>enables you to access any image on the screen that includes text. 
>>With just a few simple keystrokes, JAWS will recognize the image in 
>>a matter of seconds and activate the JAWS cursor so you can 
>>navigate the resulting text. The recognized text will be in the 
>>same location as the actual image on the screen. In order to 
>>differentiate the recognized text from other text that may be in 
>>the window, JAWS will use a different voice when it encounters the 
>>recognized text. When you activate the PC cursor, or switch to 
>>another application or dialog box, the text is removed, and you 
>>will need to perform the OCR again.
>>
>>To use Convenient OCR, the following layered keystrokes have been added:
>>
>>INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, W. Recognizes the current application window 
>>that has focus.
>>INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, S. Recognizes the entire screen.
>>INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, C. Recognizes the currently selected control, 
>>such as a graphical button.
>>INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, Q. Cancels recognition while it is in progress.
>>INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, H. Speaks a brief help message describing the 
>>commands in the OCR layer.
>>
>>Read about all the new features at <http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-whats-new.asp>JAWS 
>>13
>> More info at: <http://www.yourtechvision.com>www.yourtechvision.com
>>       Denise
>>
>>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
>>CEO, TechVision
>>Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training
>>email:  <mailto:deniserob at gmail.com>yourtechvision at gmail.com
>>Website with hundreds of lessons: yourtechvision.com
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